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2002 DEAPPROPRIATIONS 

(SF 2304) 

Instead of using $120 million from the Rainy Day Fund, the 2002 budget was readjusted by using only $45 million from the Rainy Day Fund, transferring $51 million from other funds, and forcing a 1% cut in some departments and furloughs for state employees. 

• IFL position was "NO." 

• Senate Vote: Passed 28 yes – 18 no 

• Passed House and signed by Governor

RAINY DAY AMENDMENT 

(S-5061 to SF 2304)

This amendment would have enacted Governor Vilsack’s proposal to use $120 million in Rainy Day money so that no cuts or lay-offs would have to occur. 

• IFL position was "YES." 

• Senate Vote: Failed 19 yes – 28 no

2003 OMNIBUS BUDGET 

(SF 2326)

Appropriates $2.7 billion from the General Fund for Administration and Regulation, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economic Development, Education, Health and Human Rights, Human Services, Justice Systems and Judicial Branch and Standing Appropriations. This represents a cut of $88.1 million and over 285 employee positions. 

• IFL position was "NO."  

• Senate Vote: Passed 29 yes – 20 no 

• Passed House and item vetoed by Governor

USE TAX DIVERSION 

(S-5323 to SF 2326) 

Diverts $60 million from the sales tax on cars, which usually goes into the road fund, to pay for education. 

• IFL position was "YES." 

• Senate Vote: Failed 30 no – 20 yes

S CORPORATION TAX DEDUCTION 

(S-5003B to HF 2078) 

Allows shareholders of a Subchapter S Corporation that allocates income to other states to deduct 100% of their federal tax liability from their Iowa income tax, costing the state $950,000 in lost revenue per year. 

• IFL position was "NO." 

• Senate Vote: Passed 41 yes – 3 no - 1 pass

• Pass Passed House and signed by Governor

INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX CUT 

(SF 2318) 

Provides a 50% tax cut for insurance companies that will cost Iowa $50 million to $78 million in lost revenue per year. 

• IFL position was "NO." 

• Senate Vote: Passed 32 yes – 16 no 

• Passed House and signed by Governor

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION 

(SF 2200) 

Reduces Workers’ Compensation benefits for workers who sustain a permanent injury by crediting the employer for any previous permanent injury and subtracting the percentage from the worker’s current benefit. 

• IFL position was "NO." 

• Senate Vote: Passed 26 yes – 21 no  

• Attached as an amendment to SF 2190 which was vetoed by Governor

CHOICE OF DOCTOR 

(S-5357 to SF 2190)

Allows injured workers to choose their own medical care in a Workers’ Compensation case.  

• IFL position was "YES."  

• Senate Vote: Failed 23 yes – 27 no

PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS 

(SF 2048) 

Prohibits Vision Iowa funds from being disbursed to public entities if the project is being constructed under a Project Labor Agreement, thus denying government the same tool that private industry uses to assure quality work, timely completion of a project and fair wages and benefits for employees. 

• IFL position was "NO." 

• Senate Vote: Passed 28 yes – 19 no - 1 pass  

• Vetoed by Governor

CHILD LABOR 

(SF 2178) 

Lifts restrictions to allow any workers under 18 to work with chemicals and detergents that might be corrosive, toxic and even potentially fatal. 

• IFL position was "NO." 

• Senate Vote: Passed 29 yes – 20 no  

• Died in House Committee

MENTAL HEALTH PARITY 

(S-5275 to SF 2322) 

Requires insurance plans to cover a wider range of mental diseases and conditions in the same manner as physical disorders. 

• IFL position was "YES." 

• Senate Vote: Passed 26 yes – 22 no  

• SF 2322 Deferred by Senate leadership and died for lack of action